This publication is the first pedagogical guidance from UNESCO on global citizenship education. It is the result of an extensive research and consultation process with experts from different parts of the world. This guidance draws on the UNESCO publication “Global…
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UNESCO: Global Citizenship Education – Topics and learning objectives
Posted in Human rights, Thematic resources
Feedback from the Francophonie Summit
By Ficeméa 26 and 27 November 2016 will be remembered as a major victory for supporters of high-quality public education. At the summit in Madagascar, the 57 Member States of the International Organisation of La Francophonie adopted the Antananarivo Declaration…
Posted in Commercialization of education, In the media
UN: Sustainable Development Goals – Information and guidance for volunteer organizations
This document is part of the products of the UNV post-2015 project, which supported the positioning of volunteerism in the post-2015 process. Through the project, UNV enhanced the UN system-wide efforts to shape the new development agenda beyond 2015 while…
Posted in Youth
African Union Commission: African Gender Scorecard
The African Heads of States and governments proclaimed, 2015 as the Year of Women’s empowerment and development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. It is to support the year that the African Union Commission (AUC) decided to develop the African Gender Scorecard.…
Posted in Gender equality
UNDP Youth Strategy 2014-2017: Empowered Youth, Sustainable Future
Worldwide, youth face myriad challenges in terms of access to equal opportunities to jobs and having a voice in decisions which affect their lives.In response to the worldwide phenomenon of young men and women calling for meaningful civic, economic, social…
Posted in Youth
UNESCO Operational Strategy on Youth 2014-2021
Around the world, young women and men are driving change and claiming respect for fundamental freedoms and rights; improved conditions for them and their communities; opportunities to learn, work and participate in decisions that affect them. At the same time,…
Posted in Youth
Education for sustainable development – UNESCO Green Citizens Project
As the lead UN agency for Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO has developed, within the framework of the COP21 the UNESCO GREEN CITIZENS, a project consisting of a multimedia platform and a travelling exhibition which aim to highlight the remarkable…
Posted in Sustainable development
« COMPASS », a manual on human rights education with young people – Council of Europe
Human rights cannot be defended by legal texts only. They need to be protected and taken care of by everyone, young people included. This manual provides young people with opportunities to understand and speak human rights. It also provides youth…
Posted in Youth
Access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights – Recommendation of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Non-formal education/learning and youth work have again and again proven effective in helping young people to find approaches and solutions to overcome the disadvantage they experience and to become active and constructive contributors to the development of their communities and…
Posted in Youth
